"later. In addition to civil traffic the runway is also used by F-18 fighter interceptors of ' (Lapland Air Command). The ' (Air unit of the Frontier guard of Lapland) is also located nearby. General aviation operators and private pilot owners are served by the provision of a dedicated fully enclosed and heated hangar with a curved snow-shedding roof located near to the terminal complex. Rovaniemi Airport is one of three airports in Finland that has jet bridges (the other two being Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and Oulu Airport). The airport is managed by Finavia. It is connected to the Rovaniemi city"
"located in Vantaa. Companies with headquarters in Vantaa include Finnair, Finavia, R-kioski, Tikkurila Oyj, Veikkaus Oy, and Metsähallitus. The city also hosts a science center, Heureka. The city of Vantaa is bilingual, both Finnish and Swedish being official languages. 88.6% of the population are Finnish speakers, while 3% speak Swedish as their first language. 8.4% of the population speak a native language other than Finnish or Swedish. Vantaa has a rich history that dates back to the stone age. Before Swedish colonisation of the area after the so-called second crusade to Finland in the 13th century the area was inhabited"
"The larger airports are managed by the state-owned Finavia (formerly the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration). Finnair, Nordic Regional Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle are the main carriers for domestic flights. Helsinki-Vantaa airport is Finland's global gateway with scheduled non-stop flights to such places as Bangkok, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nagoya, New York, Osaka, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Helsinki has an optimal location for great circle airline traffic routes between Western Europe and the Far East. The airport is located approximately 19 kilometers north of Helsinki's downtown in the city of Vantaa, thus the name Helsinki-Vantaa. Other airports with regular scheduled international"
"Vienna International Airport Vienna International Airport (; ) is the international airport of Vienna, the capital of Austria, located in Schwechat, southeast of central Vienna and west of Bratislava. It is the country's largest airport and serves as the hub for Austrian Airlines and Eurowings Europe as well as a base for low-cost carriers easyJet Europe, Laudamotion, Level and Wizz Air. It is capable of handling wide-body aircraft up to the Airbus A380. The airport features a dense network of European destinations as well as long-haul flights to Asia, North America and Africa. In 2017, the airport handled 24.4 million"
"Aviapolis Aviapolis is a business, retail, entertainment, and housing marketing brand area in central Vantaa, Finland, covering roughly , including Finland's main airline hub and airport, Helsinki Airport. The term is officially used as the name of one of the major regions of Vantaa, encompassing the districts of Lentokenttä, Pakkala, Tammisto, Veromies, Viinikkala, and Ylästö. It is Vantaa's only major region not named after a city district. Currently Aviapolis is referred to as the most popular business site in Greater Helsinki, surpassing even the Helsinki City center. Businesses areas already located at Aviapolis include Technopolis Technology Park, Airport Plaza Business"
"go to Helsinki. Tikkurila Tikkurila () is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Helsinki conurbation, some north of the capital's downtown district, it is the administrative and commercial hub of Vantaa, although Myyrmäki is a rival commercial hub within the municipality. Tikkurila's most popular attraction is the science center Heureka. Tikkurila railway station is the busiest in Vantaa and third-busiest in Finland. As the nearest mainline station to Helsinki Airport, it is served by all the high-speed Pendolino trains on the Helsinki to Tampere and Lahti routes as"
"other respects a part of the EU. The Aero Flight 217 aviation accident that resulted in 22 deaths occurred near the airport in 1963. Mariehamn Airport Mariehamn Airport (, ) is located in Jomala, Åland, Finland, some north-west of Mariehamn town centre. It served 61,568 passengers in 2017 and is operated by the state-owned Finavia. The airport has a duty-free shop. Passengers can buy goods, e.g. alcohol, without VAT and other taxes. This is allowed before flying to any destination outside Åland, even to Finland. Normally local taxes must be paid in airport shops before travelling inside the EU, but"
"Tikkurila Tikkurila () is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland. Located in the eastern half of the Helsinki conurbation, some north of the capital's downtown district, it is the administrative and commercial hub of Vantaa, although Myyrmäki is a rival commercial hub within the municipality. Tikkurila's most popular attraction is the science center Heureka. Tikkurila railway station is the busiest in Vantaa and third-busiest in Finland. As the nearest mainline station to Helsinki Airport, it is served by all the high-speed Pendolino trains on the Helsinki to Tampere and Lahti routes as well as other"
"aircraft hangars in the district. Close to the airport, but outside the district there are: The quietest spots in the district include the Kylmäoja part of the Keravanjoki river located northeast of the airport. Lentokenttä Lentokenttä (; English meaning: ""airfield"") is a district of Vantaa, Finland, located in the middle of the city. The district is part of the Aviapolis major region and has been named after the Helsinki Airport situated there. The district of Lentokenttä is the largest single job concentration of Vantaa. In 2001, the district provided jobs for over 11 thousand people, of which almost 9 thousand"
"Tunnel has been proposed and agreed upon by representatives of the cities. The rail tunnel would connect Helsinki to the Estonian capital Tallinn, further linking Helsinki to the rest of continental Europe by Rail Baltica. Air traffic is handled primarily from Helsinki Airport, located approximately north of Helsinki's downtown area, in the neighbouring city of Vantaa. Helsinki's own airport, Helsinki-Malmi Airport, is mainly used for general and private aviation. Charter flights are available from Hernesaari Heliport. Like many other cities, Helsinki was deliberately founded at a location on the sea in order to take advantage of shipping. The freezing of"
"Vantaa. The line opened in July 2015, with two stations in the area: Aviapolis railway station and Airport railway station. Public transportation in and out of the area is also done through Helsinki Regional Transport Authority bus connections. Central Aviapolis holds Jumbo Shopping Centre, which is Finland's fourth largest shopping center, with an adjacent entertainment center Flamingo that began operating in 2008. The Aviapolis area includes, among others, the Kartanonkoski housing district, located in Pakkala, which houses the International School of Vantaa. The Helsinki Central Park is situated south of the district, in the neighboring capital city. Aviapolis Aviapolis is"
"it offers a fairly frequent rail connection to Helsinki Airport some 5 kim to the west of the station as well western parts of Vantaa with the northbound I-train service. Other rail connections include daily trains to Moscow and St. Petersburg. All south bound services end at the Helsinki Central railway station. The station bridge and the Dixi-centre offer a number number of services to commuters, tourists and the public in general. Tikkurila station Tikkurila station (, ) is located in Tikkurila, the administrative centre of Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area. It is located approximately from Helsinki Central railway"
"annual music festival, Tikkurila Festivaali, from July to August. Tikkurila is home to several services and facilities: Tikkurila railway station is the busiest railway station in Vantaa, and the third busiest in all of Finland (after Helsinki Central and Pasila). Although the Helsinki Airport is not located in the Tikkurila major region, Tikkurila railway station is the nearest mainline station to it, connected by the Ring Rail Line and buses. Tikkurila railway station connections include: Tikkurila also acts as the central bus station of eastern Vantaa, with connections to Helsinki Airport and almost all residential areas. Buses from Tikkurila also"
"Lentokenttä Lentokenttä (; English meaning: ""airfield"") is a district of Vantaa, Finland, located in the middle of the city. The district is part of the Aviapolis major region and has been named after the Helsinki Airport situated there. The district of Lentokenttä is the largest single job concentration of Vantaa. In 2001, the district provided jobs for over 11 thousand people, of which almost 9 thousand worked in customer service. As the airport area has grown, the number of jobs has increased dramatically. Nowadays only twelve people live permanently in the district of Lentokenttä, giving it a population density of"
"AC Vantaa Jalkapalloseura Airport City (abbreviated AC Vantaa) is a football club from Vantaa in Finland. The club was formed in 1998 and their home ground is at ISS Stadion in Myyrmäki, Vantaa. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of AC Vantaa is Pasi Kujala. The club was founded in 1998 as a flagship club for Vantaa following the merger of Tikkurilan Palloseura and Vantaan Jalkapalloseura men’s first teams with assistance from Koivukylän Palloseura, Pallokerho-50 and Itä-Vantaan Urheilijat clubs. AC Vantaa played two seasons in the Ykkönen (First Division), the second tier of"
"a series of eskers running through central Vantaa. Vantaa has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), slightly above the threshold for subarctic classification. Although the city no longer (since 2009) has a coastline along the Baltic Sea, it is close enough to experience the mitigating influence of the sea and the Gulf Stream. The record low temperature in Vantaa is and the record high is . The city is bilingual, both Finnish and Swedish being official languages. A majority (88.6%) of the population are Finnish speakers while 3% speak Swedish as their first language. Vantaa's residents that speak a native"
"Airlines provide air services both domestically and internationally. Helsinki-Vantaa airport is Finland's global gateway with scheduled non-stop flights to such places as Bangkok, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nagoya, New Delhi, New York, Osaka, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Miami and Tokyo. Helsinki has an optimal location for great circle airline traffic routes between Western Europe and the Far East. Hence, many foreign tourists visit Helsinki on a stop-over while flying from Asia to Europe or vice versa. The Helsinki-Vantaa Airport was ranked 18th in the Skytrax World's Top 100 Airports survey. Tourism in Finland Finland attracted over 6,7 million foreign tourists in 2017, with"
"Mariehamn Airport Mariehamn Airport (, ) is located in Jomala, Åland, Finland, some north-west of Mariehamn town centre. It served 61,568 passengers in 2017 and is operated by the state-owned Finavia. The airport has a duty-free shop. Passengers can buy goods, e.g. alcohol, without VAT and other taxes. This is allowed before flying to any destination outside Åland, even to Finland. Normally local taxes must be paid in airport shops before travelling inside the EU, but Åland is outside the EU VAT area, for the very reason to allow tax-free sales onboard ferries and at the airport. Åland is in"
"Riga International Airport Riga International Airport (; ) is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights to 100 destinations in 30 countries. It serves as a hub for airBaltic, SmartLynx Airlines, RAF-Avia and as one of the base airports for Wizz Air. The Latvian national carrier airBaltic is the biggest in the airport, followed by Ryanair. The airport is located in the Mārupe Municipality west of Riga and is a state-owned joint-stock company, with the owner of all shares being the government of Latvia. The holder of"
"city. The main route is the service to Oslo, operated by both SAS and Norwegian, which is the tenth-busiest route in Europe. Both airlines operate services using Boeing 737 aircraft to Bergen, Bodø and Tromsø; SAS has some additional domestic services while Norwegian has a number of low-frequency international services. Widerøe operates regional Dash 8 aircraft to six airports in Helgeland, in addition to their hub in Sandefjord and SAS' hub in Copenhagen. Daily international services to Amsterdam is provided by KLM and to Östersund and Stockholm by Nextjet; Icelandair will commence services to their hub at Reykjavík from June"
"Vantaankoski railway station Vantaankoski railway station (, ) is a Helsinki commuter rail station located in Vantaa, Finland. It is approximately north of the Helsinki Central railway station. The station was the northbound terminus for the M commuter line from central Helsinki until 2015. The next station to the south is Martinlaakso, which was the northern terminus of the M line until the construction of Vantaankoski in 1991. The station has an island platform and local bus connections are available nearby. The station is part of the Ring Rail Line (Kehärata) route, which links Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and central Vantaa with"
"billion euro and 1 billion euro. The main international passenger gateway is Helsinki-Vantaa Airport with over 17 million passengers in 2016. About 25 airports have scheduled passenger services. They are financed by competitive fees and rural airport may be subsidized. The Helsinki-Vantaa based Finnair (known for an Asia-focused strategy), Nordic Regional Airlines provide air services both domestically and internationally. Helsinki has an optimal location for great circle routes between Western Europe and the Far East. Hence, many international travelers visit Helsinki on a stop-over between Asia and Europe. Despite low population density, taxpayers spend annually around 350 million euro in"
"about 17 million passengers in 2016. Oulu Airport is the second largest, whilst another 25 airports have scheduled passenger services. The Helsinki Airport-based Finnair, Blue1, and Nordic Regional Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle sell air services both domestically and internationally. Helsinki has an optimal location for great circle (i.e. the shortest and most efficient) routes between Western Europe and the Far East. Despite low population density, the Government spends annually around 350 million euro in maintaining of railway tracks. Rail transport is handled by state owned VR, which has 5% passenger market share (out of which 80% are urban trips in"
"other European airport operators. Finavia Finavia (, ), formerly the ""Finnish Civil Aviation Administration"", is a public limited company owned fully by the Finnish government. Finavia is responsible for maintaining and developing its 21 airports around Finland. Finavia's headquarters are located on the grounds of Helsinki Airport. Kimmo Mäki started as Finavia's CEO January 1, 2018. The Prime Minister's Office (Finland) is responsible for Finavia's ownership steering and oversight. In 2017, 22.7 million passengers used Finavia's airports, with Helsinki Airport, Finavia's main airport, constituting 18.9 million of those. Helsinki Airport is an important transfer hub in Northern Europe, especially for"
"Helsinki Airport was the seventh European and first Northern European airport to adopt the program. Helsinki Airport is connected to over 140 destinations worldwide and over 50 countries by passenger services. Helsinki Airport has around 50 airlines operating regularly. In addition, there are numerous charter airlines operating at the airport. The airport is the main hub for Finnair, that operates over 1100 flights weekly to Europe, Asia and North America. The airport is also used as an operating base for Norwegian Air Shuttle and the low-cost airline operates over 230 flight weekly to elsewhere Europe as well as to the"
"with a frequency of around one departure per week, seasonally, mainly operated by Primera Air. Ryanair resumed its flights in March 2018, at first to Bergamo twice weekly. Lappeenranta airport is connected to the city and Lappeenranta railway station by local bus number 4 leaving in front of the airport terminal. There is a direct connection further to Helsinki from Lappeenranta railway station by VR train and Matkahuolto and OnniBus.com expressbus. The distance from Lappeenranta airport to Lappeenranta railway station is 2.5 kilometers. Taxi service is also available. Lappeenranta Airport Lappeenranta Airport () is an international airport in Lappeenranta, Finland."
"Park Oy, and the WTC Helsinki Airport. Having Finland's largest airport, Helsinki Airport, the international connections of Aviapolis are broad, boasting the shortest flying distances from EU to many Asian destinations. The Ring III beltway going through the Aviapolis area connects it with all main highways in and out of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. Several bus lines connect the airport both to many Finnish cities as well as to many suburbs in Helsinki, Espoo, and Vantaa. Aviapolis and the airport are linked by the Ring Rail Line to the main railway line, downtown Helsinki, and suburbs of western and eastern"
"Men's Team are competing in Group A (Lohko A) of the Kakkonen administered by the Football Association of Finland ""(Suomen Palloliitto)"". This is the third highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 AC Vantaa finished in first position in Section 2 of the Kolmonen and were promoted to the Kakkonen. AC Vantaa Jalkapalloseura Airport City (abbreviated AC Vantaa) is a football club from Vantaa in Finland. The club was formed in 1998 and their home ground is at ISS Stadion in Myyrmäki, Vantaa. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of AC"
"four passenger airlines regurarly flying wide-body aircraft here, including Finnair, Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines. The following airlines offer flights at Helsinki Airport: Helsinki Airport is the 4th busiest airport in the Nordic countries and the 29th busiest in Europe, serving over 18.9 million passengers in 2017. Helsinki has the largest number of Asian destinations of all Nordic airports. In 2015, the airport was the fifth busiest airport in Europe in terms of flights to Asia. When ranked by connectivity, the airport is the best-connected airport in Northern Europe with around 10,000 connections worldwide, 85% more than in"
"the state capital share is Latvia's Ministry of Transport. AirBaltic and the Latvian Civil Aviation Agency both maintain their head offices at Riga International Airport. The airport was built in 1973 as an alternative to Spilve Airport, which had become outdated. Renovation and modernization of the airport was completed in 2001, coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the founding of the city. In 2006 and 2016, the new north terminal extensions were opened. The airport has three terminals: A & B for Schengen and C for both Schengen and non-Schengen departures. Arrivals 1, in terminal A, handles the Schengen arrivals,"
"Copenhagen which is the 2nd best-connected airport in the Nordics. The number of connections from Helsinki Airport has grown by 96% in a decade. In Europe, the airport is the 12th best-connected airport. According to Airports Council International (ACI), Helsinki Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in Europe. In 2016, Germany was the largest market for Helsinki Airport, followed by Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands and France. The busiest routes are to Western Europe. Routes to Stockholm (Arlanda and Bromma), London (Gatwick and Heathrow) and Copenhagen are the major international routes with around 1.3 million passengers, 897,000"
"to Amsterdam, Brussels, Billund, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London-Heathrow, Manchester, Munich, New York, Nice, Paris, Stockholm and Zurich. Braathens SAFE offered international services to Alicante, Billund, London-Gatwick, Málaga, Newcastle and Stockholm. Lufthansa offered flights to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich. Other European airlines that provided services to their main hubs included Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo), Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle), Air Malta (Valletta), TAP Air Portugal (Lisbon), AirUK (London-Stansted), Alitalia (Milan), British Airways (London-Heathrow), Dan-Air (London-Gatwick), Delta Air Lines (New York-JFK), Iberia (Madrid) and (Barcelona), Icelandair (Reykjavík), KLM (Amsterdam), LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw), Pan Am (New York-JFK) and Sabena (Brussels). Aviation in"
"from its television studio in Son. Internet, television and telephone connectivity is available via cable television, optic fiber and ADSL. The Eindhoven Airport is the closest airport, located approximately from the town centre. The airport serves as a military air base and a civilian commercial airport. Eindhoven Airport is the second busiest in the Netherlands (after Schiphol). Ryanair serves London Stansted airport, Dublin, Kiev, Rome, Milan, Pisa, Bordeaux, Marseille, Glasgow, Madrid, Valencia, Stockholm, Kaunas, Malta, Sofia and Barcelona. Wizz air serves Belgrade, Brno, Bucharest-Baneasa, Budapest, Cluj-Napoca, Debrecen, Gdańsk, Katowice, Prague, Riga, Sofia, Timișoara, Vilnius, Wrocław. In the summer season, Reykjavík"